Army sorry for leaving boy’s body in river

Shamar Success

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday apologised for the actions of “inexperienced” Coast Guard ranks who spotted the body of 11-year-old West Ruimveldt drowning victim Shamar Success on Wednesday but failed to aid in its recovery.

The boy’s body was found yesterday morning at the Herstelling foreshore, on the East Bank of Demerara, his father, Roy Success, told Stabroek News.

A relieved Success, who had criticised